"Once you’ve slept in the shadow of the San Jacinto Mountains you are bound to return." — Cahuilla Indian saying

no change for us

One of the propositions for California in the November General Election involved single use plastic bags. Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a bill that banned them in grocery stores and large drug stores like CVS and RiteAid. The plastic bag industry fought this and the law was on hold until the voters had their say. In November the voters agreed that single use plastic bags should be banned.

While the law doesn’t officially go into effect until December 9, most stores adopted the policy right away. Based on news stories I’ve seen, there seem to be a large number of people who were clueless about the ballot measures and were taken aback when the stores started implementing the policy. There seems to have been a fair amount of mewling and puking at first. From what I’ve seen, folks have for the most part now adapted.

For us: no change. We’ve been using reusable bags for years. We just kept doing what we’ve been doing.

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Mike Christie

I live with my wife Terry and Tasha, our beagle-border terrier mix, in Hemet, which is in the San Jacinto Valley, on the eastern edge of Southern California's Inland Empire. I am actively working on developing a freelance writing and web content business. Details are on my web site:http://mikecwebandwriting.com/.

This blog is about the personal side of my life. I love my Kindle iPad app, cooking, watching cooking shows on television, and writing this blog. I am an Episcopalian and am happy to be a member of Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd here in Hemet.